NAME     : John Wathan
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 12/7/1958
  AGE      : 22
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 185
 
  POSITION : Catcher
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $2,500,000 through 1984
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Catcher :    A  (Fielding Pct. : .984)
  Range at First Base : D  (Fielding Pct. : 1.000)
  Catcher Arm  : C

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Speed            : B
  Stealing Ability : B
  Sacrifice Bunt   : C
  Bunt for Hit     : A
  Hitter Type      : Normal
 
  Getting Hits         : 6  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)
  Hitting Doubles      : 4  (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Average)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 2  (VS. RHP : 2, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Fair)
  Getting BB's         : 4  (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 4  (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 4, Talent Average)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  vs RHP        .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  vs LHP        .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  At Home       .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Away          .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  R.I.S.P.      .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Pinch Hitting .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Close/Late    .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1976  .208  0   6 109 101  21  3  0  18  1  4   4  18 .238 .238   OAK
  1977  .198  1   6 108 101  20  2  0  13  0  3   5  26 .236 .248   OAK
  1978  .287  1  44 135 356 102 15  1  33  8  3  18  54 .321 .343   OAK
  1979  .247  1  30  99 348  86  9  0  36 15  9  18  66 .284 .282   OAK
  1980  .261  8  61 150 540 141 16  4  53 38 10  50  91 .324 .350   OAK,NYY
 
  Total AB  : 1446
  Total AVG : .256
  Total Hits: 370
  Total HR  : 11
  Total RBI : 147
  Total Runs: 153
  Total SB  : 62
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Injured on 5/23/1979 with a Pulled Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 7 weeks... Injured on 7/26/1979 with a Bruised Cheekbone, out for 3-4 weeks... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Detroit on 4/16/1980... Traded from Oakland to New York (A) on 7/15/1980 (Going to NYY: P  C. Acosta, C  J. Wathan. Going to OAK: C  S. Nicosia)...